At a town hall, Asha Sharma said Microsoft is returning to using Xbox for its gaming division, instead of Microsoft Gaming, as 'Xbox needs to be our identity' (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Tom Warren / The Verge: At a town hall, Asha Sharma said Microsoft is returning to using Xbox for its gaming division, instead of Microsoft Gaming, as “Xbox needs to be our identity” — Xbox is Microsoft's gaming identity moving forward. … Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has had a busy week.

Internal memo: Microsoft's gaming chief Asha Sharma says 'Game Pass has become too expensive for players' and that Microsoft needs 'a better value equation' (Tom Warren/The Verge)
Microsoft cuts Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price from 29.99 to 22.99/month and PC Game Pass from 16.49 to 13.99, but both tiers won't get new Call of Duty games (Tom Warren/The Verge)
A look at Microsoft's recent wave of executive departures, as it struggles to retain talent and changes its annual rewards and performance programs in response (Tom Warren/The Verge)
Microsoft announces the first voluntary retirement program in its 50-year history, for US staffers whose combined years of service added to their age totals 70+ (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Source: Techmeme | 2026-04-23

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